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  "id": 600746,
  "title": "2,000 people in Congo dead amid rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/2-000-people-in-congo-dead-amid-rapidly-expanding-ebola-outbreak",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T20:06:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12017328/congo-ebola-outbreak-death-toll/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At least 2,000 people have died in Congo's rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest government data. The death toll has reached 2,011, almost three times faster than the 2014-16 West African Ebola outbreak. The current outbreak began in February, but health authorities now say it started months earlier. In Ituri province, friends and families mourned the death of 38-year-old Jeannine Katusabe, who sought traditional treatment before going to an Ebola treatment center. The outbreak is the second-largest in history, with a case fatality rate of 45.9%, higher than the 2014-16 outbreak's 39.6%. This Bundibugyo virus outbreak lacks vaccines or treatments, and clinical trials have begun. The WHO warns that the outbreak's remote location and ongoing conflict make it difficult to control.",
  "summary": "The current outbreak was declared on May 15, but health authorities now say sequencing showed it began months earlier, in February.",
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        "title": "Ebola case count set to increase as Congo officials track hidden infections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/ebola-case-count-set-to-increase-as-congo-officials-track-hidden",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "WHO says Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/who-says-congos-fast-moving-ebola-outbreak-started-months-before-it",
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "‘We are chasing the virus’ – WHO warns of worsening Ebola outbreak in DR Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/we-are-chasing-the-virus-who-warns-of-worsening-ebola-outbreak-in-dr",
        "published": "2026-08-10T19:27:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Suspected ebola in Israel: Man who returned from Congo quarantined in hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/suspected-ebola-in-israel-man-who-returned-from-congo-quarantined-in",
        "published": "2026-08-11T05:57:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-outbreak-rises-to-more-than-2-000",
        "published": "2026-08-11T11:07:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-outbreak-rises-to-more-than-2-000-562390",
        "published": "2026-08-11T11:12:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Ebola death toll in DR Congo outbreak rises to more than 2,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ebola-death-toll-in-dr-congo-outbreak-rises-to-more-than-2-000-564659",
        "published": "2026-08-11T11:46:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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